out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
several years; a few years
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to gather; to collect; to assemble
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
thought; consideration; thinking
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
only; merely; but; no more than
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction